NightOwl, I am now interjecting the use of Ghost 8.2 into my backup strategy. My intention is use Ghost 8.2 from the WinPE/Ghost 10 recovery environment to create Partition-to-Image backups onto an external NTFS/FireWire hard disk drive on a monthly basis (while continuing to use Ghost 10 as the primary tool on a weekly basis).

Since redundancy is the core attribute of a solid backup strategy, using Ghost 8.2 together with Ghost 10 will provide redundancy across applications – something that I had been lacking.

Ghost 8.2 works well. In comparison to Ghost 10, the major shortcomings – from my perspective – are that you need to exit WinXP and boot into WinPE (a slow process), and that you can’t schedule unattended backup and verify operations. Both of these negatively impact productivity and increase the “hassle” factor, but every tool or approach has both advantages and disadvantages.

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You can confirm that RESTOREGHOST.EXE is in fact GHOST32.EXE by right-clicking the file in Windows Explorer, selecting Properties, and examining the items (e.g., File Version, Internal Name) listed in the Version tab.

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Ghost v8.0Ghost32 (version 8.0!) is certified to run on Microsoft Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE).But it also works on BartPE.Ghost32 is not free, buy it from Symantec.To activate support for CD or DVD write, you also need to enabled the "ASPI" plugin.

Before you can use the plugin you must copy some files to the plugin directory.

Install and activate ghost as described in the ghost installation manual.Then copy the following files from programs files\symantec\ghost into the plugin\ghost8\files directory:ghost32.exe, ghostexp.exe, ghostsrv.exe, ghostcdr.dll

Has anyone used a Corporate Version of Ghost (Solution Suite, etc) with BartPE or Reatogo? I purchased the 9.0 Ghost product, and have it working successfully. However, i'm concerned about the licensing aspect. I'm deploying the image to new hardware (w/o Ghost client) and never using Ghost again (unless there is a hw issue). According to Symantec, I will need a Ghost 9.0 license for every machine that I deploy an image to. At $60.00 a shot, wouldn't it be more economical to use the Ghost Solution Suite executable, which MSRP's at $28.00 per license. What are peoples thoughts on licensing for the corporate environment?

You're exactly correct, and the $28.00 was ballpark for the 10-100 licenses. Which only validates my point, Ghost Solution Suite is more economical. However, I cannot see any way to use this product in a PE environment. The only plugins (I see) are 8.0 and 9.0, which I've been told are thier Consumer Desktop products. Ghost Solutions Suite (let's call it "GSS" for simplicity) is more an enterprise product. I know the Ghost32.exe is NOT included with GSS. Anyone had experience using the GSS in a PE environment?

Scott3415, what are you seeking to accomplish through the use of BartPE in conjunction with Ghost? If the objective is to perform image backups over a network, you may wish to explore the LiveState Recovery suite of products by Symantec, which are essentially the ‘corporate’ version of Ghost 10.

Please post the results of your research.

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"... the Ghost 8.2 version on on the Recovery CD is the 32-bit version (ghost32.exe), and is not the DOS version (ghost.exe). So it must run under Windows or WinPE, and can not run under DOS..."

CLICKHERE to discover how "yours truly" is considering a rather inexpensive way to procure a Symantec Norton Ghost 10.0 license in order to use Ghost 8.2 in easing his previously unyielding reliance on Ghost 2003.

CLICKHERE to discover a rather inexpensive way to procure the Symantec Norton SystemWorks 2006 for Windows suite (I am reasonably confident this is not the 'NSW 2006 Basic Edition' - but I am not altogether certain).

Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure that the reference for Norton SystemWorks 2006 is the *basic* version--it has to say *Premier* in order to have Ghost included--which it does not--and the product description also does not mention Ghost!

"... I'm pretty sure that the reference for Norton SystemWorks 2006 is the *basic* version--it has to say *Premier* in order to have Ghost included--which it does not--and the product description also does not mention Ghost!..."

By omitting the word 'Premier', I was stating that Ghost was not included in the NSW 2006 for Windows suite; instead, I was trying to distinguish it from the 'Basic Edition' (see illustration below). Regrettably, Outpost.com did not display a Symantec Product Number for the item in question, but my suspicion remains that it is not Norton SystemWorks 2006 Basic Edition by Symantec - 337018.